Puttur Narasimha Nayak

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Puttur Narasimha Nayak
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Background information
Born
Narasimha Nayak

(1958-11-28) November 28, 1958 (age 66)
Puttur, Karnataka, India
Genres Playback singing, Bhajans, Kirthanas, Indian classical
OccupationSinger/Vocalist

Puttur Narasimha Nayak is a Kannada and Konkani singer and vocalist from Karnataka. He sings devotional songs, chiefly Haridasa compositions, and Carnatic classical music. To his credit, he has rendered in Kannada, mainly devotional songs and kirthanas by Purandara Dasa, Kanaka Dasa and has given many public concerts all over the world. His "Pavamana Jagada Prana" album was extremely popular.

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Personal life

Born in a Gowd Saraswat Brahmin family, [1] Nayak began to learn music at the age of 14. He took his initial lessons in music from Puttur Devdas Nayak.

He is a native of Dakshina Kannada district. He lives with his wife and two children in Bangalore.

Career

In 1977, he started singing for Konkani, Kannada and Tulu films including Kendada Male, Ujwadu and music by L. Vaidyanathan, Gauri Ganesha , and Rajan–Nagendra. Puttur Nayak won the award for Best Male Playback Singer at the Karnataka State Film Awards in 1992. He was awarded the Sri Raghavendra award in 2005. [2] [ citation needed ] He has sung more than ten thousand devotional, motion picture, and folk songs in 14 Indian languages. [3] [4] [ failed verification ] [5] He has performed in more than three thousand concerts across the world. [6] He has toured the US and Bahrain several times and served as a representative in the Kannada conferences abroad. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [ excessive citations ]

List of Audio released

References

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  6. ↑ "ourkarnataka.com". OurKarnataka.Com, Inc. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Devotional Music Event by Puttur Narasimha Nayak Held in Metro".
  8. ↑ "A memorable evening at Kadri Park". The Hindu . Chennai, India. 9 January 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2011.
  9. ↑ Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "Daijiworld - A News portal linking West coast of India and the World".
  11. ↑ "Bangalore Today". The Hindu . Chennai, India. 2 January 2011. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011.
  12. ↑ "Hindustani music, dance programmes". The Hindu . Chennai, India. 29 August 2010. Archived from the original on 16 November 2013.
  13. ↑ "In Bangalore Today". The Hindu . Chennai, India. 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010.
  14. ↑ "In Bangalore Today". The Hindu . Chennai, India. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2010.
  15. ↑ "Hampi festival promises to be a cultural extravaganza". The Hindu . Chennai, India. 25 January 2010. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010.
  16. ↑ "Songbirds back in Cubbon Park". The Hindu . Chennai, India. 6 October 2008. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008.
  17. ↑ "In Mangalore Today". The Hindu . Chennai, India. 8 January 2005. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005.
  18. ↑ "Dharmasthala set for cultural carnival". The Hindu . Chennai, India. 27 January 2007. Archived from the original on 16 November 2013.
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